How are Stars supposed to work?

[RottingGem]

As title says. I just got them unlocked, and I have 2 stars now, but I noticed the Stardust number resets to 0 when I do an infinity! So, I'll never actually GET stardust to spend on anything?? Unless I just let broken Infinity run for hours and hours? But then I won't get IP to buy any MORE stars to make the gain faster...

So, how does this work? Is the intent to make you ignore Stars at first, save up 1e45 IP and THEN buy stars and stardust boosts?

It's just sad, watching several thousand Stardust just disappear, and not be able to save it up... I know the first buyable for Stardust points is suuuuper high, so a thousand doesn't MATTER to the game. But still. Feels bad, man.

[Kyouko Tsukino]

If you let infinity run for a long time, you'll get more IP per second, so you'll be able to buy upgrades that make it easier to gain stardust.

[AnInfiniteArc]

The rate you gain stardust goes up ridiculously as you continue to buy upgrades, but since it is basically a new prestige tier it starts out very slow. The stardust upgrades make you gain IP faster which in turn lets you buy more stars and get more stardust.

Just wait until you see what happens when you cap stardust.

[RottingGem]

Originally posted by AnInfiniteArc:

The rate you gain stardust goes up ridiculously as you continue to buy upgrades, but since it is basically a new prestige tier it starts out very slow. The stardust upgrades make you gain IP faster which in turn lets you buy more stars and get more stardust.

Just wait until you see what happens when you cap stardust.

OK, sounds like it is just a slow grind time sorta thing. Thanks!